Movie | There Will Be Blood | Pass

JN recommended this movie. He likes big, grandiose, well done, depressing movies that are targeted at award nominations. You know the kind. And if you don't agree with him wholeheartedly, he goes balistic. He can be downright nasty about it.

So, I knew what I was getting into when I finally got around to watching this. And no surprise here, that's exactly what I got. It's gorgeously shot, acted and produced. Check. It's depressing and grandiose. Check.

So, what else did I dislike? Well, there's zero dialogue for the first 15 minutes of this marathon of a movie, which just comes across as, "Look at ME! I'm DRAMATIC!". And the music, while brilliant, doesn't fit the first third of the movie whatsoever. It's just downright odd, building tension where there isn't any at all and misplaced.

Still, it IS a well done movie, no doubt about it. If you're in the mood...it's a Pass.